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inconvenient

[in-kuhn-veen-yuhnt] / ˌɪn kənˈvin jənt /


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"Independence carries a price, and the machinery of the Court can be turned against its own officeholders whenever their independence becomes inconvenient," they said.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

It was inconvenient, half-furnished and somehow still felt oddly cinematic, the way schlepping your lives to a new city can feel cinematic, but only with the right person.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

For Platner, people with inconvenient needs and agency simply dropped out of sight.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

The calming locales both complement and contradict the plot’s revelations, which are hardly bombshells but do speak to how well-to-do families labor to shove inconvenient skeletons into the closet.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

“This must be a most inconvenient sitting room for the evening, in summer; the windows are full west.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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